spells and cloudbursts is how I’d describe it.
As the temperature rises, I definitely get more active. I start to take longer walks and
go out on my bike more often. Weather permitting, we often have a barbecue on my
birthday.
I also get stuck into some gardening. There’s always lots of cutting down and
clearing up to do, plus the grass begins to grow again and needs cutting. At
weekends, I go to the garden centre to buy bedding plants ready for a
colourful summer display.
One of the best things of all about spring is the lighter evenings, such a relief after
the dark wintermonths. You can now spend evenings outdoors if you want to rather
than being stuck in watching TV.
So you see, there are lots of reasons why spring is my favourite month. I love the
hotter weather of the summer, of course, but there’s something about the freshness
of spring that makes it special.
Part 3
1)
How do the different seasons affect the lifestyle of people in your country?
As we have a fairly mild climate, people are able to enjoy the outdoors all times of
the year. Of course, summer is the most popular time for going to the beach and such
like but even on blusterywinter’s days, you’ll see people out walking along the
shore enjoying the fresh air. With ourunpredictable weather, we’re used to
getting caught in the rain whatever the season so we just put on our waterproofs and
off we go.
When it’s warm, people tend to take a picnic when they go out walking or cycling
but in chillyweather, they’re more likely to stop off at a cosy pub or café for
something to eat.
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One of the biggest differences in our lifestyle through the seasons is down to the
variation in daylight hours. In summer, it’s light until around 10.30pm whilst in the
middle of winter it’s dark by 3.30pm. No-one feels much like going out when it’s
cold and dark so we stay at home more.
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